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July 21, 2010

Obama OutFoxed

In light of the phenomenally embarrassing Shirley Sherrod episode still playing out this week (now it’s Shirley, Shirley, please come back!), the question is: when is Obama going to just stop obsessing on these guys — first in hopes for the better and, now, in fear of the worst (especially when the far-right noise has to do with race)?